Combination roll making machine



Aug. 27, 1935. F o JOHNSON 2,012,682

COMBINATION ROLL MAKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 17, 1932 v 5 s t -s 1 INVENTOR.

Frederic/L 0. olm sqn.

1935- F. o. JOHNSON COMBINATION ROLL MAKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 17, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 lul INVENTOR.

Frederic/r. 0. c/o/mson.

Aug. 27', 1935. s F JOHN N 2,012,682

COMBINATION ROLL MAKING MACHINE ile V- 1932 5- Sheets-Sheet 3 v INVENTOR. frcdenc/c O. dohnson.

A g- 1935. F. o. JOHNSON 2,012,632

COMBINATION ROLL MAKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 17, 1932 5 s t -sh t 4 INVENTQRQ 7 Frederick 0. o/mson F. O. JOHNSON COMBINATION ROLL MAKING Aug. 27, 1935.

7 Filed Nov. 17, 1952 MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Aug. 27, 1935 This invention relates to a combination roll making machine of that. class used by bakers, and more particularly to a machine for feeding dough,

dividing and compressing the same, then mold- 5.- ing thedivided pieces into the desired size'and depositing the sameupon the baking pans.

Another object e f-the invention is to provide means in connection with a rotating drum formed with radial pockets, of means for adjust- 10 ing the size of said pockets, compressing the pieces of dough therein and ejecting the same upon a movable conveyor. A i

Another object being to provide means whereby the dough is drawn down from a supply hop-- Another object being to provide means for keeping the rotating feed rollers and thedrum free from particles of dough. While machines have been devised to accom- 30 plish some of these objects, they have been large, expensive and complicated, containing many parts and not capableof the desired speed, while' this machine is designed to deliver about eighty rolls per minute of the French or Dog type. 35 The machine is simpleof construction, contains few parts, but is fully adjustable as. to"

weight of piece and siZe of molded formation.

. Provisionis also made. for readily cleaning all parts of the machine that come into contact with the dough, aswell asthe quick renewal of any parts subject to wear,such as the compression, etc. i i In the drawings- Figure 1 shows a rear-view of themachine.

" Figure 2 shows the side elevation of the machine.

Figure 3 shows a partial sectional view of the feed hopper, feeding rollers, pressing and dough 50 dividing and measuring means;

I Figure 4 shows a partial top plan view of the. dough dividing means and its relation with the:

drum.

Figure'5 is' a partial sectional verticaliview of 55 the drum with its plungers' and operating means.

- Figure-6 is a sectional view or the feed rollers; and pressing blade. 7 V

Figure '7 is a'vertical sectional view of the drum with its. plungers and their operating mechanism, taken at right angles to the viewshown in Figured 'J FigureB is airontelevation of the machine} with the. panning. mechanism removed.

Figure 9 shows a side elevation of the machine,

illustrating the conveyor and'a partial'view of 10 a the panning mechanism. 1 V

Figure .10 shows a partial side view of the panning .mechanism. 1

Referring to'the drawings---.-v A

Whilethe machine may be made in several shapes and sizes, it ishere shown as comprising the two side frames It and I I, which are secured together by ,the drive shaft, thejjack shaft |3,ythe drumshaft l4, and the rods l5, l6 and ii; said sides "In "and Ilbeing formed with the feet l8 for attachment by the bolts 19 to a suitable platform20.

Said side frames in and II, are also; formed with thebearings 2|, having the caps 22, and

within; which are rotatably mounted the. drum shaft- I4, upon which is. secured the drum.

The combined molding and measuring is compo-sed of thestwosid'es. 23 and 24, [(see Figuresfiand 8), which are secured together and uponvth'e opposite sides of the drum 25 by the stay bolts 26, said sides23-and 2 i p'rojecti'ng beyond the drum 25 and thus formingthe flanges 21, while the side 23 isiprovided with a flange formed with teeth 28 which are spaced as shown in Figure in 'pairs, the object of which will be explained in detail later on, and each side 23 and24 is providedwith ga hub 29 having alarge 110163UI' IIhe drum 25 isformed with series of radial pockets, circulanin cross section; and herewith 40:.

plungers' 33; said I plungers 33 being slidably v 1 mounted within the pockets 34 of the drum 25, and, which are formed'with the shanks 35 having the cr'oss-heads36, within which is secured a long bolt '31 uponwhich is -mounted on either 7 side of thecross head-three roller bearings, 38,

39 and 49, while said cross-head is also provided witha guide rod 4| in axial relation with the shank 35.

The sprocket wheel 41 is driven by thechain '48 from the sprocket 49 secured on the jack shaft 52, which is in turn rotated through the gears 59 and 5|, which are mounted on the shafts- I3 and 52; the shaft 52 being rotated by;a,

sprocket wheel 53 secured thereon and driven by' a chain'54 from .a sprocket 55' on the shaft |2;

which shaft |2 is rotated by a worm wheel 56 secured thereon'and in mesh with a worm the motor shaft 58 of the, motor 59.

,Goingback nowtto Figures 5 and-7, the guide ring 42 is formed witha series of radial bearingswithin which the guide rods 4| are'mounted and within which they have a sliding movement, as thezplungers 33 are moved within thegpockets' 34, this action being accomplished by the rollers 38 riding in'contact with the faceof the cams 44, the rollers 39 riding upon'the face of the cams 46, and the rollers 40 riding in contact with the guides 32, as the drum is rotated,'the'cams 44 being rigid with the shaft 4, while the cams 46 are rigid with thelock'arins I09.

For adjusting'theI travel of the plungers 33 within thepockets 34, and changing the weight or size of the pieces of dough that may be packed into said pockets34, the relative 'position between the'cams44 and'the cams 46 may be changed by the movement of the stationary shaft 4, which is effected bya handle 60 secured on one end thereof and'which is provided ,with'a snap handle 6| having a pin 62 adapted toengage any ofea seriesofholes :63 in a sector 64- which'is secured to the side of the machine by the bolt 65; and in this manner, the high; andvmovement of the rollers thereon.

low stops of the cams may be variedfto effectthe And it willbe further noted that the shaft M with the cams '44'does not-rotate, but that'the drum and 'drum' sides, ring 42 and plungers33, all :rotate with the drum hubs 29 upon the shaft I4 by the action of the sprocket secured to one of the hubs 29. .V c

Above the drum and between; the sides 23 and f 24 is mounted on the rods l6 and H the legs 66 of the feed hopper-6|,\in such amannerthat by, the removal of the rod IT by the handle 68,

- the feed hopper fil may be'itilted up and back so the shafts 69 and 10 at one siderjof. thehoppen 61, while upon the end of the shaft-69 is secured a ratchet'toothed wheel 14, the teethrof which contact with the teeth 28 on'the'drum side 23' in sucha manner that as the drum is rotated,

" the ratchetwheelf will be rotatedin .an inter-V mittent manner, it'being driven two teeth and then having a slight pause until engaged by the nextpair of teeth 28 on the drum side.

Now referring to Figures 4, 5 and 7, the feed;

rollers 1| are formed with a radial slot 89 in the face thereof, and within this slot 89 is mounted a presser' blade 8|, which is formed on a shaft 82, having roller bearings 83 on the ends thereof and which are adapted to roll and travel within the cam races 64 which are formed in the sides or hopper legs 66, and it will be seen that as the feed, rollers 7| arev rotated the blades 8| will be extended through the slots 80, rotated for a moment with the roller H in an extended position'within the lower part of the hopper, carried downward in an overlapped position as shown by "the dotted lines in Figure 3, and then receded to avposition flush with the face of the roller andtin this manner a portion of dough is en- "gaged'b'y the blades 8|, carried downward between the rollers 1|, and pressed by said blades 8| through an opening in the dough divider B5 and into one'of' the pockets 34 which is timed to registertherewith at the moment that the feed rollersll are giventheir intermittent movement, the plunger 33 being in a receded position to receive the divided dough.

The dough divider 85 is formed with the two sides 86 having, the tongues 81 mounted in the hopper sides with a slight vertical movement, and the lower-part ofthe divider 85 rests upon the face ,of the'drum 25, and as the drum starts to rotate that portion of the dough that has been pressed into the pocket 34 will be cut off or divided from that still in the hopper 6? by the shearing action '34 comesjin alinement with the opening in the divider, the feed rollers 7| remaining at rest during the dividing of the dough and the movement of the drum to bring the next pocket into loading position, this being effected by' the position of the teeth on the drum side. I I

Referring now to Figure 5, as the drum 25 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the receded plunger 33 with the dough on top of it starts to travel outward in the pocket 34 owing to the cam action, and the dough is ejected from the pocket 34. a

Adjacent this point of ejection is the'upper end of the adjustable molder band 90 which extends about onehalf way around the drum 25, is spaced therefrom and mounted on the supports 9| which are pivotedto the'arms 92 mounted on the shafts |5 'andl aand which are'connected by the rods 93 and. 94 to the worm wheel 95 which is mounted on theside frame I on the stud 9t; saidworm wheel 95 being movable by a Worm 91 mounted on a shaft 98 in the bearings 99 and I90 and operated by the hand wheel |9| to move the worm wheel 95 and with it'the rods '93'and 94 and the cranks Hi2 and I93 to adjust the spacing of the molder band 99 with respect to the face of the drum 25, and as the dough is carried'between said drum 25 and the posited upon the baking pans;

I' move the racks II B and the table II3 with the The support I01 is mounted on the rods II0 which are secured to and project from the frames I0 and H, and these rods IIO are threaded and provided with the nuts III for the purpose of adjusting the supports I 01 to tighten the belt I04.

For placing the divided pieces of dough upon upright ends I33 which are secured together by the upper table I I3 upon which the baking pans I I4 are placed, and the lower stay rods I I5, and in the ends I33 are slidably mounted the ends of a pair of toothed racks II6 which are secured together in spaced relation by the studs I I I in such a manner that these racks may have a vertical movement so that each rack in turn may be brought into mesh with a pinion gear I I8 which is mounted on a transverse shaft H9 in the upright I20 which is secured to the base 20, the shaft H9 being rotated by a' ratchet I2I secured on the shaft I I9 and operated by a pawl I25 piv? oted on an arm I22 mounted on said shaft H9, and which is operated by a reciprocating rod I23 which is secured to an arm I24 pivoted to the side frame I0.

Said reciprocating rod I23 is given movement by thearm I24 being moved by a crank I25 secured on the shaft I2, so that upon each rotation of the shaft I2 the rod I23 will impart a slight rotary movement to the shaft H9 and pans II4, so that the divided pieces of dough from the conveyor I04 are deposited upon the pans I I4 in the proper order.

For changing the direction of travel of the table II3, there'are provided a pair of balanced arms I30, which are pivoted in the lower ends of the uprights I I2 and which have arms I3I connected, together by the hand rod I32, so that by a movement of said rod I32 the racks I I6 may be raised to bring the upper rack out of engagement with the pinion H8 and the lower rack into engagement therewith, thus changing the direction of travel of the table. I

Thebaking pans H4 is then moved sidewise upon the table II3 by the operator, and the pieces of dough are deposited thereon in a parallel row to the first row, and so on until the pan is filled.

I have also provided a flour bin I38 attached to the hopper 61, and within this flour bin I38 is mounted a shaft upon which is-secured within the bin a wiper blade I42 which'agitates the flour to make it pass through a perforated bottom section which is regulated by the gate I4I, while.

upon the outer end of the shaft I39 is secured a lever I40 in contact with the toothed and operated thereby. I

The operation of themachine-is as follows-5 The dough having been placed in thefeed hopper, and the drum 'set in motion through the action of the motor, drive chains and sprockets,

hen 14 a pocket 34 in the drum 25 is moved into registry I with the opening in the divider, the two adjacent teeth 28 in the drum side engage with and move the ratchet wheel I4 and. with it the feed rollers I I, and as these rollers II are rotated, the presser blades will be forced out through the slots so and into the dough, and they then are brought together and press the dough through the opening in the divider into the pocket ,34, then the drum moving severs the dough in the pocket from that in the divider, the pocket is carried forward, the pusher moves outward as actuated by the cams, the dough is ejected from the pockand ejected or dropped from the lowerend of.

the molder band upon the endless conveyorwhich takes it to the baking pans.

Having thus described my-invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1,.In a machine for dividing and molding dough, the combination of a feed hopper for the portion of dough from the main body thereof,

means containedwithin said drum and within said pockets for varying the size of said pockets and ejecting the dough therefrom, means for ad-.

justing the movement of said varying means, means for molding the dough after being ejected from the pockets, and while still in contact with the drum to mold the same, and means for conveying the dough from said molding means;

2. In a machine for dividing and molding dough, comprising in part of a rotatingldrum formed with radial pockets to receive the dough, means for adjusting the size of said pockets and means for ejecting the dough therefrom, of means for molding the ejected dough comprising a molding band mounted in spaced relation with said drum, to receive the dough between said band and said drum, and means for adjusting the spaced relation between said drum and said band. 7

FREDERICK O. JOHNSON. 

